2017–18 UAE Division 1

UAE Division One
Season2017–18
ChampionsBaniyas (4th title)
PromotedBaniyas, Kalba
Matches played228
Goals scored401 (1.76 per match)
Biggest home winDibba Al-Hisn 6–0 Ras Al Khaimah (27 April 2018)
Biggest away winMasafi 0–5 Baniyas (27 January 2018)
Ras Al Khaimah 0–5 Al Khaleej (24 March 2018)
Highest scoringKalba 6–3 Al Hamriyah (7 April 2018)
Longest winning runBaniyas
Kalba (5 games)
Longest unbeaten runFujairah (22 games)
Longest winless runAl Arabi (19 games)
Longest losing runRas Al Khaimah (8 games)
Highest attendance5,009 Fujairah 1–1 Baniyas (17 November 2017)
Lowest attendance44 Al Arabi 0–1 Al Thaid (6 January 2018)

2017–18 UAE Division 1 was the 42nd season of the UAE 1st Division.

Team changes

To Division 1

Relegated from UAE Pro League

From Division 1

Promoted to UAE Pro League

Stadia and locations

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Locations of teams in the UAE Division One
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Club Home city Stadium Capacity
Al Arabi Umm al Quwain Umm al Quwain Stadium 3,000
Al Hamriyah Al Hamriyah Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium 5,000
Al Khaleej Khor Fakkan Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium 2,880
Masafi Masafi Masafi Stadium 2,000
Al Thaid Dhaid Al-Dhaid Stadium 500
Al Urooba Mirbah Al-Oruba Club Stadium 8,000
Baniyas Abu Dhabi Baniyas Stadium 9,570
Dibba Al-Hisn Dibba Al-Hisn Dibba Stadium 700
Fujairah Fujairah Fujairah Club Stadium 10,645
Kalba Kalba Ittihad Kalba Stadium 8,500
Masfut Masfut Masfut Club Stadium 3,000
Ras Al Khaimah Ras Al Khaimah Ras al Khaimah Stadium 4,500

Number of teams by Emirates

Rank Emirate Number of teams Teams
1 Emirate of Sharjah Sharjah 5 Al Hamriyah, Al Khaleej, Al Dhaid, Dibba Al Hisn, Kalba
2 Emirate of Fujairah Fujairah 2 Al Urooba, Fujairah
Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah Ras al-Khaimah Masafi, Ras Al Khaimah
3 Emirate of Umm Al Quwain Umm al-Quwain 1 Al Arabi
Emirate of Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Baniyas
Emirate of Ajman Ajman Masfut

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Head Coach Captain Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
Al Arabi Iraq Jamal Ali United Arab Emirates Omar Wade Nike Al Futaim[1]
Al Khaleej United Arab Emirates Badr Al Hammadi United Arab Emirates Ibrahim Almansoori Adidas Khor Fakkan Beach Resort
Al-Hamriyah United Arab Emirates Sulaiman Al Blooshi Nike Sharjah Beach Resort
Al Dhaid United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Tunaiji United Arab Emirates Salem Musabbeh uhlsport uhlsport
Al-Urooba Bosnia and Herzegovina Rodion Gačanin United Arab Emirates Faisal Mohammed uhlsport Fujairah TV
Baniyas Serbia Goran Tufegdzic United Arab Emirates Yousif Jaber Adidas Secure Engineering
Dibba Al-Hisn Italy Guglielmo Arena United Arab Emirates Humaid Abbas uhlsport Chips Oman
Fujairah Argentina Diego Maradona[2][3][4] United Arab Emirates Ahmed Meadhad Adidas Al Khaleej Times
Kalba Brazil Jorvan Vieira Errea Errea
Masafi Morocco Brahim Boufoud United Arab Emirates Mohammed Ahli Adidas Al Futaim[1]
Masfut United Arab Emirates Walid Obaid France Fatrie Sakhi Nike Masdar
Ras Al Khaimah Brazil Luiz Antônio Zaluar United Arab Emirates Omar Abdulaziz Nike Al Aswaq

Foreign Players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Former Players
Al-Arabi Ivory Coast Brahima Diakité Ivory Coast Cedric Fein Brazil Rafael Porcellis
Al-Dhaid Morocco Bouchaib Soufiani Senegal Papa Waigo Brazil Ademir
Al-Hamriyah Brazil Marcus Vinícius Morocco Kamel Chafni Brazil Igor Carneiro
Al-Khaleej Jordan Munther Abu Amarah Tunisia Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda –
Al-Urooba Brazil Ricardo Jesus Cameroon Henri Bienvenu Nigeria Marshal Johnson
Baniyas Ivory Coast Manucho Nigeria Osarimen Ebagua France Jean-Philippe Mendy
Martinique Harry Novillo
Dibba Al-Hisn Brazil Alexandre Matão Tunisia Chadi Hammami –
Fujairah Argentina Danilo Carando France Omar Kossoko Argentina Gonzalo Bravo
Kalba Brazil Gustavo Marmentini Morocco Omar Mansouri Brazil Thiago Santos
Masafi Burkina Faso Ali Rabo Senegal Yally Fall Guène –
Masfout France Fatrei Sakhi Zimbabwe Noel Kaseke –
Ras Al-Khaimah Brazil Fidélis Egypt Moataz Eno Brazil Alex Rafael

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Baniyas (C, P) 22 16 4 2 53 16 +37 52 Promotion to the UAE Pro-League
2 Kalba (P) 22 13 7 2 44 22 +22 46
3 Fujairah (Q) 22 11 11 0 37 21 +16 44 Qualified for the UAE Pro-League Play Off
4 Al Hamriyah (Q) 22 9 6 7 43 40 +3 33
5 Al Khaleej 22 7 9 6 36 30 +6 30
6 Al Urooba 22 7 7 8 26 28 −2 28
7 Al Dhaid 22 6 8 8 30 28 +2 26
8 Dibba Al-Hisn 22 7 4 11 36 37 −1 25
9 Masafi 22 5 10 7 36 41 −5 25
10 Masfut 22 5 5 12 23 42 −19 20
11 Al Arabi 22 2 8 12 20 40 −20 14
12 Ras Al Khaimah (W) 22 3 3 16 18 57 −39 12 Withdrew
Updated to match(es) played on 2018. Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (W) Withdrew

Results

Home \ Away ARB DHD HAM KHL URO YAS DAH FUJ KAL MSF MST RAK
Al Arabi 0–1 0–2 1–1 3–3 1–5 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–4 3–1 0–0
Al Dhaid 0–2 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–2 0–0
Al Hamriyah 3–2 2–1 2–3 2–3 2–1 3–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 5–1 3–1
Al Khaleej 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 2–4 3–3 0–2 1–4 1–0 3–0 4–1
Al Urooba 3–0 2–2 0–0 3–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 0–1
Baniyas 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 5–0 2–0 4–0
Dibba Al Hisn 3–0 0–1 2–3 3–4 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 6–0
Fujairah 0–0 3–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–0
Kalba 1–0 3–2 6–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 4–0 1–0
Masafi 2–2 2–4 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–5 2–0 0–1 3–3 4–2 6–1
Masfut 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 3–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–2
Ras Al Khaimah 2–1 0–4 3–3 0–5 0–2 2–4 1–2 2–4 0–1 1–2 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on Completed. Source: GSA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.


References

  1. ^ a b "Al Futaim Motors signs four year sponsorship contract with the UAEFA".
  2. ^ "Thank you UAE, says Maradona after joining Fujairah club". www.khaleejtimes.com.
  3. ^ Reporter, Ashley Hammond, Staff (14 May 2017). "Diego Maradona: Nobody will beat me or my Fujairah".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Diego Maradona says 'Fujairah is my top-priority project' and will make beating them 'an impossible task'".